#Appalachia

Caitlin Howley

CaitlinHowley

I live in two worlds: Appalachia and not-Appalachia. I lean left in Appalachia, and it’s an extremely challenging double consciousness. 1/10 WEB DuBois described double consciousness in terms of black

Billy Fleming

JooBilly

While I’m sure that part of bribing Manchin to go along with a series of climate bills as bold as Biden’s campaign platform will require funds for DAC, CCS, and

Ancestry Roads

AncestryRoads

1) A lot of negative vibes have come from the #HillbillyElegy book & #HillbillyElegyMovie I have to say as a Genealogist + Researcher, who are we to judge someone

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DavidJoy_Author

The more I sit with this the more aggravated I become, and the more I think about it the more I realize it’s because I. AM. THE. CLICHE. I’m the

Anthony Hennen

anthonyhennen

Though Appalachia isn't a high-population region, its 25 million residents across 13 states can determine an election. Imagine if the Dems figured out how to campaign in western North Carolina,

Twilight Fauna

TwilightFauna

1. Thread: Remembering J.D. Vance exists has pissed me off so I'm going to explain why his book on Appalachia is complete and utter garbage. This will be long so

Matthew Klein

MattKleinOnline

At long last, time to reveal my big project: a look at the recent Democratic decline in Appalachia. I’m focusing on three presidential elections with non-incumbents over eight-year spans: 2000,

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uhshanti

some of the most inspiring labor actions in America happen in Appalachia.I’m always amazed at the PERFECT synergy between anti-idpol “left” edgelords and the centrist Dem apparatchiks of America in

Danielle Parada, Ph.D. ❤️ 🇸🇻

sadgirldanny

Appalachia is not a monolith https://twitter.com/appalachia100/status/1336322358550777857 One day I’m gonna have a Salvadoran Appalachian child and I’m not sure if I’ll be able to handle them Appalachia is one

Keri Leigh Merritt, Ph.D.

KeriLeighMerrit

What you are seeing here are the vestiges of slavery & Reconstruction.The Blue belt from Augusta to Columbus is aka the Black belt, where most of the states cotton was

Ohio Warren Dems

PersistOhio

We’ve written off Appalachia as republican and taken Black voters in Ohio’s cities for granted, assuming they’ll turn out for Democrats. Every vote is earned, not given. Politicians must meet

all cops are bald

dailyremarx

the fixation on the white working class in appalachia and rural america broadly is weird. You have situations like the WV poultry industry which is mostly worked by Central American

Mason Adams

MasonAtoms

Here’s what’s most important about my journalism.I chase stories in central and southern Appalachia, Virginia, the South & rural America. And although my work is sometimes published in regional and

Lyman Stone 石來民

lymanstoneky

West Virginia has seen faster income growth over the last 40 years than most states. Average personal income in WV is higher as a % of national average than at

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SarahEMC2

I don’t talk about this often, but my partner died on 9/11. She was at a meeting in the Towers. One of the hardest things about that time was the

T. Greer

Scholars_Stage

Don’t tell me you are for the “politics of the common good;” provide me with a healthcare policy that would actually save American lives and help Americans families. Then I’ll

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